Last weekend, the Kano Golf Course hosted a One Day Golf Kitty Tournament in honor of Kauran Saminaka, Alhaji Umar Adam kolo Umar, who was recently appointed and turbaned by the Emir of Saminaka in Kaduna state, Alhaji Ibrahim Sani. The tournament, which took place at the Kano Golf Course, saw the participation of golfers from Kano, Dutse, and other nearby golf clubs. It drew personalities from within and outside the state who attended the closing ceremony. During the event, Veteran Journalist and Public Affairs Analyst, Malam Nasiru Balarabe Zahradeen, described the turbaning of Alhaji Umar AdamKolo Umar as Kauran…
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The chief of field office UNICEF Kano Mr. Rahma Mohammed Rihood says the fund has Supported government with 8,000 bottles of Vitamin A capsules for the first round of MNCHW campaign. Mr.Rahma made the disclosure during the flag off of the 2024 maternal newborn child health MNCH week held at at Unguwa Uku PHC Tarauni local government area Kano. According to him, the 8,000 bottles of vitamin A supplement is expected to reach 3,080,810 children 6-59 months to boost immunity and reduce childhood morbidities and mortalities. He stressed that other Interventions include Supporting government to scale up Multiple Micronutrient Supplements…
The Kano state government KNSG says it is set to decentralize and expand community management of acute malnutrition programs across 22 local government areas. The state governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf made the indication while flagging off the 2024 maternal new born and child health MNCH week at Unguwa uku primary healthcare PHC Tarauni local government area Kano. According to him, the intervention is in addition to the setting up of strategic therapeutic centers as well as the provision of affordable accessible and qualitative healthcare service delivery. Alhaji Abba pointed out that the MNCH week aims at improving health indices…
Khadijah Aliyu The Commissioner Kano state Ministry of Women, Children, and the Disabled, Hajiya Aisha Lawan Saji Rano, has urged husbands of VVF (vesicovaginal fistula) survivors to support and stand by their wives, regardless of the extent of urinary tract damage they are dealing with. The appeal was made during the distribution of support packages and items to 50 VVF survivors, at the VVF Hostel in Kwalli Kano Municipal. Hajiya Saji emphasized the importance of men standing by their wives during this challenging time of VVF, for which they shun and reject their wives, thereby compounding their problem. “Remember, every…
PROMAD Infotech Foundation, under its social accountability and service delivery initiative Follow The Projects, proudly announces a new project in Nasarawa State. The project, Strengthening Participation, Accountability and Transparency in States Capital Project (SPATS) is a landmark initiative that aims to foster civic participation and empower young people with social accountability skills to demand participatory and accountable governance within the state. The project, supported through WYDE Civic Engagement Project by the Kofi Annan Foundation (KAF); European Partnership for Democracy (EPD); Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD); the Oslo Center and funded by the European Union (EU) is designed to improve project…
On the 21st of July 2024, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in partnership with the Aminu Kano Centre for Democratic Research and Training organized a one-day stakeholders’ forum on the challenges face by people living with disabilities in writing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The forum was attended by different representatives of the associations of people with disabilities i.e. Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment, Physically Challenged, Albinism and People with Spinal Cord Injuries. Others include Nura Iro Ma’aji, Senior Special Advisor to Kano State Governor on Students Matters, Yusuf Ibrahim Sharada, Senior Special Advisor to Kano State Governor on…
The Kano State House of Assembly (KNHA) has organized a two-day workshop for legislative aides as part of its efforts to improve service delivery. The training, which involves over 50 legislative aides, focuses on explaining their duties, responsibilities, and limitations in order to enhance their individual performance and, consequently, the overall performance of the Kano Assembly. During the opening ceremony the speaker of the Kano house of assembly Alhaji Jibril Ismail Falgore, stated that the training aims to build the capacity of legislative aides for better service to their principals. He also emphasized the importance of capacity building for all…
Sani Haruna The Zamfara state government has visited 19 emirates to prepare for this year’s annual state Qur’anic recitation competition. Alhaji Ahmad Garba Yandi, who is the State Commissioner for Local Government and also the Chairman of the Musabaqa Committee, revealed this in an interview with reporters in Gusau, the state capital. He mentioned that preparations for the competition are at an advanced stage and that the committee has conducted tours to all emirates to ensure the smooth conduct of the event in the state as part of its preparations to conduct the competition without any hitch. The Committee Chairman…
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has reaffirmed the determination of his administration in curtailing the menace of political thuggery and other related social vices in the state. The Governor States this when he received the Emir of Kano Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero who paid Sallah Homage to the Governor at Government House Kano. He said since assumption in office barely 10 months ago his administration has embarked on massive campaign against political thuggery. The governor noted that over two hundred political thugs, and phone thefts who have been apprehended by the Kano Command of the Nigeria Police have…
Vice President Kashim Shettima has implored African nations to unite in addressing climate change and social impact challenges facing the continent. He called on leaders of the continent to work together in developing sustainable practices and protecting ecosystems as a means of securing a greener future and springboard for the continent’s overall development and progress in the face of existential climate realities. Speaking on Thursday during the Africa Social Impact Summit (ASIS) 2024 in Lagos, VP Shettima, who was represented by the Special Adviser to the President on Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC) and Investment, Dr. Jumoke Oduwole, stressed…